Luena – The capital of the eastern Moxico province was partially left without power after a runaway truck ploughed into a pylon of the medium voltage power, ANGOP has learnt.
The incident occurred when the brakes of the vehicle transporting aggregates, belonging to a Chinese company, failed and hit a pylon in the Alto Luena neighborhood, but no human casualties have been reported.
The truck driver, Lucas Cabamba, said that the vehicle was in a state of suspension, which forced him to direct the vehicle to the pylon that supports electrical cables, leaving large part of the city under blackout.
Speaking to the press, the director of the provincial office for the technical and infrastructure sector, Honório Sacuparica, said that the situation may last two days.
But he guaranteed that the technicians in the sector are making all effort to fix the damage.
Source: Angola Press News Agency